The Military Mom Collective

The military lifestyle is unlike any other. Moving every few years provides service members and families with the ability to see the world. It also gives them the unique ability to meet people all...

This post is sponsored by our partner, the Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs. AMSE is an exclusive community for military spouse entrepreneurs to learn how to launch, build, or scale their own business. Founded...

This post is sponsored by First Command Financial Services. Together with its subsidiaries, including First Command Financial Planning and First Command Bank, they coach our Nation’s military families in their pursuit of financial security. Since...

Military Moms Blog is now The Military Mom Collective! A collaborative community for every branch, every rank, and every family. We have a fresh look and a new name to better reflect the community we've grown...

It's back to school time! Or is it?  There is still a great deal of uncertainty on how and where schooling will take place for our children this fall. Every school district, city, state, and...

A new assignment is always filled with new adventures, with new things to learn and explore together as a family. The mom-owned company Wanderwild is dedicated to creating the right gear for kids as...

As moms, we always take care of our families first. It is always our first priority. So how often do we abandon our own needs to see our family flourish? Don't forget that if...

To Whom It May Concern: As the mother of two elementary-aged children, the decision of whether or not to reopen schools this fall and how that will look is a great source of anxiety for myself during...

At some point in our education, we learned about slavery in the United States.  We learn about the slave trade. We discuss what life was like for most slaves living in the South. We hear...

  “She’s lying about me.” “She hurt my feelings.” “She’s being mean.” Any of these statements could’ve been uttered by my eight-year-old daughter; and, to be sure, they have, on many occasions. But instead of half-listening while plunging...

Emotions and feelings run hot while patience seems in short supply these days. The pandemic continues to amplify the cracks that may already exist in our relationships with our kids. Add-in not seeing friends, not...

Our Military Moms Blog team is incredibly unique. We live in different states and countries. We come from varying backgrounds, cultures, and beliefs. We have different family sizes. We are all different ages and in...